formality
英 [fɔːˈmæləti]
美 [fɔːrˈmæləti]
n. 正式手续; 例行公事; 遵守礼节
复数：formalities
Collins.1 / BNC.6949 / COCA.11999
牛津词典
noun
- 正式手续
a thing that you must do as a formal or official part of a legal process, a social situation, etc.- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
办理取得持枪执照的全部必要手续 - Let's skip the formalities and get down to business.
咱们省去繁文缛节，开始讨论实质问题吧。
- to go through all the formalities necessary in order to get a gun licence
- 例行公事
a thing that you must do as part of an official process, but which has little meaning and will not affect what happens- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
他已知道得到了这个工作，所以面试仅仅是走走过场。
- He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality.
- 遵守礼节
correct and formal behaviour- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
不同程度的注重礼节适用于不同场合。 - She greeted him with stiff formality.
她拘谨地按礼节向他致意。
- Different levels of formality are appropriate in different situations.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 形式;仪式;俗套
If you say that an action or procedure is just aformality, you mean that it is done only because it is normally done, and that it will not have any real effect on the situation.- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
随着冷战即将结束，对话就只是一种形式了。
- With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
- See also:They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.formal
英英释义
noun
- compliance with formal rules
- courtroom formality
- a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
- the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention
- a requirement of etiquette or custom
- a mere formality
双语例句
- As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
作为一名美国人，她不愿拘泥于英国人生活中令人非常不舒服的繁文缛节。 - He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
他已经肯定获得那份工作了，口头审查仅是形式而已。 - However, that is only for the sake of formality and he does not participate in the actual management.
不过这只是形式上的参与而已，实际上他并没有参与公司的管理工作。 - They differ in degree of formality and position in the sentence.
这三个词语的雅俗程度和在句中的位置有所不同。 - They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
给他们办理入境和通关手续只用了短短几分钟时间。 - In some ways, the official opening is a formality
从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。 - There's no time for formality in everyday life.
在日常生活中没有时间讲礼节。 - Discipline, skills, and understanding counter process, formality, and documentation.
纪律、技巧和理解与过程、形式和文档化正相反。 - The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations
这一协定与其说体现了两个国家之间真正的伙伴关系，还不如说是一种形式。 - This lack of formality is a showstopper when the business system must quickly react to new or updated requirements.
当业务系统必须迅速对新的或更新的需求进行响应时，这种形式的缺失是致命的。